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Monday, December 10, 2012

Commentary: Nobel Peace Prize for the European Union

By Achim Hurrelmann, CETD collaborator and聽Associate Professor of Political Science, 杏吧原创 University In October 2012, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that this year鈥檚 Nobel Peace Prize would be awarded to the European Union. This decision was seen as surprising by many observers, especially in the light of the Eurozone financial... More

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Europe 2020 Strategy and its implications for Canada

Policy Brief (September 2012) By Conrad King, Doctoral Candidate, University of British Columbia, working under the supervision of Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue expert, Dr. Kurt Huebner. This policy note was prepared for the Institute for European Studies, University of British Columbia. This policy brief explains the core aspects of the... More

Thursday, September 20, 2012

“Citizenship and Multiculturalism in the 21st Century: The changing face of social, cultural, and civic inclusion” (Metropolis BC Capstone Report) by Oliver Schmidtke

CETD lead researcher,聽Oliver Schmidtke (University of Victoria), authored Metropolis British Columbia's Citizenship Capstone Report:聽Citizenship and Multiculturalism in聽the 21st Century:聽The changing face of social, cultural, and civic聽inclusion. This report summarizes research outputs over the 16 year history of the Metropolis BC project.... More

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Coordination Through the Crisis: The State of Research on Coordinated Wage-Setting and the Social Partnership

Literature Review and Comment by Ivan F. Dumka, Doctoral candidate, University of Victoria In the current European context, wage-setting remains an underemphasized issue, but an important one. It is with that in mind that this commentary explores the current state of the literature on wage-coordination and the social... More

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Commentary: “EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Problems presented to Canada” by Armand de Mestral and Tanveer Ahmad

Commentary (April 2012) By Armand de Mestral, Emeritus Professor, Jean Monnet Professor of Law and Md. Tanveer Ahmad, DCL candidate (McGill University) From January 1, 2012, Canadian civil aircraft have been subject to the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). Under this agreement, a cap-and-trade principle limits the total amount of... More

Friday, November 25, 2011

Commentary: “European Union and Inuit Circumpolar Council: Prospects for a Common Arctic Vision” by Erica Dingman

Commentary (November 2011) by Erica Dingman, Research Associate, World Policy Institute, New York City Acquisition of Arctic hydrocarbon deposits is a strategic priority of Arctic States and numerous Non-Arctic States alike stimulated by the global thirst of energy. Concurrently the European Union and Inuit Circumpolar Council have aggressively... More

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Commentary: “Next step for the EU? Reducing its own Arctic Footprint” by Sandra Cavalieri

Commentary (November 2011) by Sandra Cavalieri, Senior Fellow and Coordinator for the Arctic and Transatlantic programs at the Ecologic Institute, Berlin Since 2007, when Arctic sea-ice cover reached a record low, the EU has focused increased attention on Arctic issues. The following brief discusses next steps for the European Union (EU),... More

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Document d’information : L鈥檌ntervention militaire en Libye: le Canada, l鈥橴nion europ茅enne et l鈥橭TAN, entre r茅volution populaire et guerre 芦humanitaire禄 par Sarah

Document d'information (2011 Octobre) par Sarah Saublet, candidate au doctorat au d茅partement de Science politique 脿 l鈥檜niversit茅 de Montr茅al L鈥檌ntervention militaire en Libye a abouti 脿 la chute de son dirigeant Mouammar Kadhafi, le 20 octobre 2011, six mois apr猫s le feu vert donn茅 par le Conseil de S茅curit茅 de l鈥橭NU. Pourtant, les... More

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Policy Brief: “Governing Canada and the EU: Key Similarities and Differences” by Amy Verdun and Donna Wood

Policy Brief (August 2011) by Amy Verdun and Donna E. Wood (University of... More

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Policy Brief: “Using European Governance Ideas to Open Up Canadian Federalism: The Case of Labour Market Policy” by Donna Wood

Policy Brief (August 2011) by Donna E. Wood, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of... More

Monday, June 20, 2011

Policy Paper: “The role of sustainable public procurement policies and non-governmental certification schemes in the EU and Canada in the context of trade rules” by Patrick Clark

Policy Paper (June 2011) by Patrick Clark, PhD candidate, Department of Political Science, 杏吧原创 University This paper comes out of the 4 March 2011 workshop on Local Food Policy held by the Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue at the British High Commission in Ottawa. A common topic identified by workshop participants was the role of... More

Friday, June 17, 2011

Policy Brief: “The Canada-U.S. perimeter: Towards a North American Schengen?” by Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly

Policy Brief (June 2011) by Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, Jean Monet Chair in European Border and Region Policy and Director of EU Centre of Excellence, University of Victoria. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama met on Friday February 4, 2011, to launch what the media have called the Washington Declaration : two... More

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